‘FDR’s 1943 proclamation that America would defend Saudi Arabia would be reaffirmed by every American president, most prominently in the 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine and the 1980 Carter Doctrine. In 1944, the United States sent its first military mission to Saudi Arabia, and in 1945 the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a military cooperation agreement that established a major U.S. Air Force base at Dhahran in the Persian Gulf, a facility that would serve as an American base until the 1960s. That agreement was quickly followed by a 1949 accord, which provided for a U.S. survey team tocover the entire Arabian peninsula, with recommendations for creating a U.S.-equipped, 43,000-man army and air force, and a 1951accord setting up a permanent U.S. Military Training Mission in the country.

From the beginning, America’s relationship with Saudi Arabia was a no-nonsense one, involving a rapidly expanding oil output, bilateral defense arrangements, and a vast influx of Texans, Oklahomans, and Louisianans into the kingdom. The United States, joined by Great Britain as a rival and junior partner, began to surround Saudi Arabia with military alliances. In 1951, the United States and Britain proposed a “Middle East Command,” linking the United States, the United Kingdom, and France with Turkey, Israel, and Jordan…‘ Robert Dreyfuss; Devil’s Game; How the US helped unleash Fundamentalist Islam (2005); p 70

9/11: The Saudi Connection – BBC World Service Documentaries

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks killed almost 3,000 people, tens of thousands of newly released documents are shedding fresh light on the claim that individuals working for the Saudi government might have been involved. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM

Panorama and #BBCEye investigate the role of Omar al-Bayoumi, who helped the first two hijackers after they arrived in America. A US judge has found that he could have been an agent working on the instructions of the Saudi government – something he, and Saudi Arabia, have always denied. After being arrested by British police and held for seven days, al-Bayoumi was released and allowed to return to Saudi Arabia.

But Jane McMullen, reporting for Panorama, explores whether UK officers and FBI agents had access to all the available evidence against him. She uncovers never-before-broadcast video footage, hears from people close to the case who have never spoken before and asks why significant evidence remained hidden for so long.

Was Saudi Arabia involved in 9/11? | The Global Story

Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers. In early 2000, two young Saudis arrived in San Diego. They had never been to America, spoke almost no English, and had no idea how to open a bank account or rent a flat. Within weeks they had done all of it. Twenty months later they hijacked a plane and crashed it into the Pentagon. The BBC’s Jane McMullen has been investigating a man who helped two of the hijackers – and has revealed a story that the US and Saudi governments have fought to keep secret.

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9/11 Families Demand Answers Over Saudi Arabia’s Alleged Role, Call On Trump To Act | US News

Nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacks, 9/11 families gathered outside the Saudi Consulate in New York demanding truth, justice and accountability over Saudi Arabia’s alleged links to the attacks. The families urged President Donald Trump to raise the issue with Saudi officials and prioritize justice in negotiations. They cited allegations involving Omar al-Bayoumi and evidence they say connects him to two 9/11 hijackers. Saudi Arabia has denied involvement. The families’ lawsuit against the kingdom is scheduled for a court hearing in Manhattan on October 7.

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